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TGFβ1 Inhibits the Formation of Benign Skin Tumors, but Enhances Progression to Invasive Spindle Carcinomas in Transgenic Mice

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Cui, Wei, Fowlis, Deborah J, Bryson, Sheila, Duffie, Elizabeth, Ireland, Hazel, Balmain, Allan, Akhurst, Rosemary J·1996·Cell

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TGFbeta1 has been implicated in cell cycle control and carcinogenesis. To address the exact function of TGFbeta1 in skin carcinogenesis in vivo, mice with TGFbeta1 expression targeted to keratinocytes were subjected to long-term chemical carcinogenesis treatment. TGFbeta1 showed biphasic action during multistage skin carcinogenesis, acting early as a tumor suppressor but later enhancing the malignant phenotype. The transgenics were more resistant to induction of benign skin tumors than controls, but the malignant conversion rate was vastly increased. There was also a higher incidence of spindle cell carcinomas, which expressed high levels of endogenous TGFbeta3, suggesting that TGFbeta1 elicits an epithelial-mesenchymal transition in vivo and that TGFbeta3 might be involved in maintenance of the spindle cell phenotype. The action of TGFbeta1 in enhancing malignant progression may mimic its proposed function in modulating epithelial cell plasticity during embryonic development.

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Authors
Cui, W., Fowlis, D. J., Bryson, S., Duffie, E., Ireland, H., Balmain, A., & Akhurst, R. J.
Affiliations
University of Glasgow (GB)
Corresponding author
Akhurst, Rosemary J
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1996-08
Volume
86
Issue
4
Pages
531-542
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2026460094
Cited by
628
References
98
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Kruppel-like factors research
Keywords
TGF-β1, skin carcinogenesis, sarcomatoid carcinoma, keratinocytes, tumor suppressor, malignant progression, TGF-beta3, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, chemical carcinogenesis, transgenic mice, epithelial cell plasticity
MeSH terms
Animals, Carcinoma, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Cells, Cultured, Female, Immunologic Techniques, Keratins, Mice, Transgenic, Papilloma, Skin Neoplasms, Integrins, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Mice

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